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Advanced
Warmer
1. Write five things (key words only) onto the word wheel that you think of when you read the words
space station.
Space
station
Key words
Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. Are the key words nouns, verbs or
adjectives? Check your answers by finding them in the article and seeing how they are used in context.
wake
subtle
queasy
hone
panoramic
anchor
contrails
waste
speck
dock
orbit
evoke
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12. to bring a particular emotion, idea or memory into your mind _____________________
Advanced
Ian Sample
24 October, 2010
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Level 3
Advanced
3 Comprehension check
Choose the best answer according to the information in the article.
How long has it taken to build the International
Space Station (ISS)?
a. just under ten years
b. more than ten years
c. 24 months
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4 Collocations
Make word pairs from the article by matching a word from the left with one from the right. The first one is
done for you.
1. wandering
2. first-hand
3. cruising
4. docking
5. pale
6. storage
7. subtle
8. weightless
9. Tabasco
10. coppery
11. space
12. lasting
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c.
d.
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j.
k.
l.
height
art
facilities
achievement
star
walkers
procedure
light
faces
environment
knowledge
sauce
6 Discussion
How do you think working on the space station would be different to otherwise temporarily working away
from home, e.g., working for two weeks in a foreign country?
If you were to spend one month on the space station, which personal items would you want to take
with you?
7 Webquest
Go to NASAs official ISS website to find out more information about the ISS
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
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Here you can read about current missions, crew members and expeditions, watch videos, see images, and
find out where to see the ISS in the night sky.